South African National Parks — Bookings, Reservations & Safari Guide

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Nineteen national parks protect South Africa's most extraordinary places. Choose a park below to see what makes it special, where to stay and how to visit.

Mpumalanga / Limpopo

Kruger National Park

Almost two million hectares of unrivalled wildlife diversity — the Big Five, ancient baobabs and historic archaeological sites in South Africa's flagship park.

Eastern Cape

Addo Elephant National Park

The only park where you can see the Big Seven — elephant, lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo, southern right whale and great white shark.

Northern Cape / Botswana

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Red Kalahari dunes, black-maned lions and raptors in a vast desert park stretching across the border into Botswana.

Western Cape

Table Mountain National Park

A Natural New 7 Wonder of the World — magnificent mountains plunging into crystal seas along the white sands of the Cape Peninsula.

Western Cape

Garden Route National Park

Immerse yourself in indigenous forest, lakes and dramatic coastline — a place to reconnect with nature and enjoy unforgettable views.

Northern Cape

|Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park

A UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only arid biodiversity hotspot on earth — a mountain desert like nowhere else.

Northern Cape

Augrabies Falls National Park

Watch the Orange River thunder 60 metres into a granite gorge — spectacular at any time, unforgettable when the river is in flood.

Western Cape

Agulhas National Park

Rugged coastline at the southernmost tip of Africa, rich in fynbos diversity, shipwreck history and archaeological significance.

Western Cape

Bontebok National Park

Established to save the bontebok — a strikingly marked antelope once on the brink of extinction — beneath the Langeberg mountains.

Eastern Cape

Camdeboo National Park

The Valley of Desolation and plains rich in history, with sites dating back to the early Stone Age people of the Great Karoo.

Free State

Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Named for the brilliant gold of sunlit sandstone cliffs — highland scenery, crisp air and wide mountain grasslands.

Western Cape

Karoo National Park

A fascinating diversity of plants, animals and birds surviving the vast, unforgiving beauty of the Great Karoo.

Limpopo

Mapungubwe National Park

At the meeting point of South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe — baobab country and the seat of a lost African kingdom.

Limpopo

Marakele National Park

Mountain landscapes, grassy hills and deep valleys in the Waterberg — a safe sanctuary for a wide variety of African wildlife.

Northern Cape

Mokala National Park

Where the Nama Karoo meets the Kalahari savanna, beneath magnificent camelthorn trees — a haven for rare and endangered species.

Eastern Cape

Mountain Zebra National Park

Rolling plains, crystal-clear air and the once-endangered Cape mountain zebra — a tranquil reserve made for unhurried game viewing.

Northern Cape

Namaqua National Park

An astonishing 3,500 plant species found nowhere else on earth — and spring flower displays famous around the world.

Northern Cape

Tankwa Karoo National Park

Succulent Karoo vegetation and mind-blowing landscapes — from the sheer Roggeveld Escarpment to the moonscapes of the Tankwa Desert.

Western Cape

West Coast National Park

An azure lagoon, white dunes, rare fynbos, green wetlands and unbounded Atlantic waves — a coastal sanctuary an hour from Cape Town.

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